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Jon Pareles overview of this years SXSW in yesterdays New York Times is a must read. As someone who hasn’t been there it actually sounds like it might be fun […]

Amy Winehouse – Winehouse Urges Women To Take Care Of Their Vaginas To paraphrase the immortal words of Miley Cyrus: “I hate not taking care of my vagina. It’s my

So here is a good mix for a tour… Bret Michaels & Lynyrd Skynyrd. First Skynyrd tours with Kid Rock then Bret  duets with Miley Cyrus and now Bret and Skynyrd

The Strokes are recording their new album with Julian Casablancas, who will come in later to add his vocals. Or as we at Rock NYC like to call it: recipe

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I will be going to the Broadway Show on Thursday so expect my review on Friday! But the interim here comes news that Tom Hanks production has purchased the rights

BEFORE I HANG “MISSISSIPPI” CD Fuck! you fucks have read about the attributes of Hattiesburg, Mississippi’s favorite sons BEFORE I HANG from me before!! Chris, Walt and their cohorts stole

One In A Lifetime – Monica – If there is something proforma in the production for this up and coming R&B singer, and if the lyric is entirely by the

My friend Jake W-M, sent me an email last week telling me his roots reggae band, The Hard Times,  were playing at Ella Lounge onThursday and I completely missed it. And I

The Bird And The Bee are a synth duo from LA -a kinda really, really good version of She And Him. And their latest album (on Blue Note!) is a Hall

Even as I was writing about Miami’s Dance Music Fest (Winter Music conference starting today!!) I was wondering where Trouble And Bass -the great DJ production comapany starring the greatest

Hot on the heels of getting some chick at Channel Four suspended Baby Gaga got herself in real hot water telling Maxim about Justin Bieber: “He’s such a tiny little

When you want to lecture the world about the enviroment you better be squeaky clean. U2, the fucking hypocrits who charge you an arm and a leg to view em

Lessee here: Lady Gaga’s to do list is filling in nicely. 1. Being sued by ex for $30M -check 2. Ex-bassist claims he co-wrote one of her songs and hasn’t see

1. I Am Not A Robot – Marina And The Diamonds 2. Dark Eyes – Dirty Projectors 3. U Got The Look – Jeff The Brotherhood 4. Open Book –

Helen Bach pointed this out to me. It is a sign at a club during SXSW, My feelings about SXSW are documented elsewhere-to boil it down: I hate the fuckers

On Thursday April 8th Psychokick will be joinging two other humorcore bands, Nashville Pussy andGreen Jelly as part of the Parental Advisory  Tour, New York’s Rock’s Off Concert Cruise. I don’t

So far March has sorta sucked Number 1’s? nothing Ive ever heard Births Rick Ocasek (the Cars) 1944 (WHAT!?!?) Chaka Khan 1953 Other: 1964 John Lennon’s In His Own Write

“JAYNE COUNTY’S MAD TEA PARTY..SEX! ART! MUSIC!” Jayne County will be performing Live at the Chelsea Hotel along with her new band ‘The War Holes’ featuring Milo Rock, Frank Coleman

Bruce Roehrs, columnist for famed Punk rag Maximum Rock and Roll, passed away peacefully in his home, he was 60 yrs old. Although there tons of contributors each edition to

the only man who looks better in his mugshot According to the Daily News Phil Spector got his ass kicked in the prison playground. His sassy self isnt really appreciated

It seems to me there are far too many ‘benefit’ shows lately. Is it rocker guilt or marketing? Next up May 13 at Carnegie Hall is Stings “Rainforest Fund”. Performers

Brothers Jamin and Jake Orvall play drums and guitar as Jeff The Brotherhood -a swamp rat storn of punk rock blues via Nashville. They’ve played together since childhood and did

Mary Miller sued Sony/ATV Publishing  for the copyright’s to her late husband’s “King Of The Road” and other songs and thanks to today’s hero U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes,

Soap Opera”, the fifth album from The Kinks on the RCA label shows Ray Davies still being allowed to run amok with whatever idea he felt like bringing to the

In a pretty good review of Michael Buble in NYP, Aquilante suggest Mike cover U2. “He should try out “One ” for instance. Gosh, that’s a good idea. Nobody has

“Hurricane J”, off Hold Steady’s new album, which is meant to be less anthemic than their earlier stuff sure sounds like business as usual to me. Not bad, they never

Off the Bob Dylan website: Together Through Life Thermal Together Through Life Album Tee (Short Sleeve) 100% Organic Cotton Color – Natural $32.99 Add to Cart Make your own joke.

Are “flat rate” ticket prices general admission? It can be -or first come first served… A couple of these venues are law and pavillion What the hell? Green Day Summer Tour

Next year is Culture Club’s 30th anniversary and Boy George is thinking maybe a reform is on the cards. he said: “”I think we could do a one-off gig or

First the good news: Cyndi Lauper has just recorded a new album (in Memphis) and has set up a tour!!! Now the bad news: NO NYC date. This is as

The godawful art band, banner boys for brooklyn, Animal Collective, are exhausted and taking a break after Panda Bear (no, really) told BBC6 they were about ready to pack it in.

Contributor Bob Nevin and I were huge Sleater Kinney fans after watching em play a best concert ever at Summerstage maybe ten years ago or more. Me? I adored their

Liam Gallagher on U2: “I have never seen a U2 fan. I have never seen anyone with a U2 shirt or been around someone’s house that has a f—ing U2

Amazing spring night took us out to the Oakdale Theater ‘Dome’ to see Devil Wears Prada. I need to express that the headliner of this tour is in fact Killswitch

Big Poppa – The best sample in the world is so understated it seems to pull that incomparable voice right to the front. Get Money – Biggie, already a star,

Hotter than hell NY band MGMT are streaming their second album, due for release April 13th, Congratulations for free on their website. Apparently the album leaked so it kinda makes

Perhaps now the former leader of the Liberines and current leader of Babyshambles can climb from the wreckage. Or maybe it’s too late? After being hospitalized for exhaustion last Tuesday,

A singer songwriter who plays all the instruments to boot, Wesley Wolfe is a pleasant surprise and so is this record. It starts out sounding like an acoustic only folk

1. Dark Eyes – Dirty Projectors 2. Not Fences, Mere Masks – Untied States 3. Gone For Good – Wesley Wolfe 4. The Wild One – Suzi Quatro 5. The

Miley in this week’s Parade: “I hate being thought of as a product. It’s my biggest pet peeve.” That’s Hannah, er, Miley: talent, beauty and brains. Oh, and she is

1. Lady Gaga – ‘The Fame’ 2. Glee Cast – ‘Glee The Music Season One Volume Two’ 3. Boyzone – ‘Brother’ 4. Gorillaz – ‘Plastic Beach’ 5. Alicia Keys –

Above, from top left: Evan Dando, Mike Mills, M. Ward, Ken Stringfellow, Jody Stephens, Jon Auer, John Doe, the Watson Twins, Sondre Lerche, Chuck Prophet, Chris Stamey, and Curt Kirkwood

“The Wild Ones” by Suede is a song that I didn’t expect to like, only to be surprised that I do. It took me while to really get into it,

I saw the great English glam, punk, pop rock, harbinger of Brit Pop coolest band in the world, Suede at the Manhattan Center Ballroom, Tuesday February 14th, 1995 (I found

Rock NYC faves Jeff The Brotherhood and Marie Lynn fave AA Bondy both have sessions on Daytrotter. The Bondy dates back to February and the Jeff The Brotherhood was posted

1. Lady Gaga (ft Beyonce) – ‘Telephone’ 2. Tinie Tempah – ‘Pass Out’ 3. Rihanna – ‘Rude Boy’ 4. Justin Bieber (feat. Ludacris) – ‘Baby’ 5. Ellie Goulding – ‘Starry

1. Hold Me Close – David Essex – A popstroke by the “rock On’ bloke 2.Put Em Up – DMX – Apparently he meant it literally 3.Untitle Jam # 2

GLAM ROCK REVISITED

As Rock NYC reported earlier today, Patrick Stump performed at SXSW. However,  Pete Wentz didn’t go! GASP Heres Petes reasoning. “Sucks that I feel like i even have to address